Broom.



H. T. GARDNER.

BRUOM.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. Il. 1914.

Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

S11/munt off, f1. T Ga m37/Z624 I-'IORAGE '1.v GARDNER, OF ALBUQUERQUE, MEXICO.

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T0 al! whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HORACE T. GARDNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Albuquerque, in the county of Bernalillo, State of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brooms; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in brooms, and more particularly to a novel form of broom head and handle securing means therefor.

An object of the invention resides in the provision of a broom, the head of which has embodied therein an improved means for securing the straw ends, said means being so constructed and arranged as to increase the rigidity of the head and thus provide for a greater resiliency of the straw tips than is at present the case.

A further object of the invention is to provide an article of the above character which, while presenting the appearance of the usual construction of broom, will be formed in such manner as to effect a distinct saving in the materials usedand a consequent reduction in the cost of manufacture, such saving being accomplished by utilizing shorter lengths of straw than are at present employed for the purpose.

The invention further consists in novel and eiicient means for detachably securing the handle to the broom head, one element of said handle securing means also' forming a part of the rigid head structure whereby an extremely simple and durable construction will be provided.

With the above and other objects of similar nature in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing :-F igure 1 is a side elevation of a broom constructed in accordancel with the invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the outer cover of the head removed. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the broom, and Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on the line 4--4 of Fig. 1.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, A designates the head and B the handle of the broom. In constructing the head A, there is provided 'a stem 10, the

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upper end of which is threaded as at 11 and has engaged thereon a nut 12. The lower end of the stem 10 is provided with a transverse opening y 13, having engaged therethrough a length of wire 14, the ends whereof being coiled as at 15 oppositelyl from said stem.

In laying the initial layer of straws, the same are shaped in the usual manner about the coils 15 and that portion of the stem 10 i between said coils and the nut 12. Additional layers of strawt are next laid upon the initial layer until the desired size has been reached, spaced bands 16 of wire or other like material being then drawn therearound and secured, to tightly compress the straw about the stem and within the coils 15. To -reinforce the head A, short lengths of wire 17 are. passed through the straw at various points and have their ends secured as at 18 to opposed lengths of respective bands. The main portion or body 19 of the head is now complete, the coils 15 being disposed transversely thereof and extending throughout approximately its entire width.

that the rigidity of the head adjacent its point of connection with the handle is materially increased and a greater resiliency of the straw tips thereby obtained. To secure the handle B to the head there is xed -on one end thereof a ferrule 20, in which is disposed a nut 21, said nut being arranged adjacent the outer end of the ferrule and adaptedto receive the threaded portion 11 of the stem, tightening of the handle upon the head bringing said ferrule into engagement with the nut 12 whereby to provide a igil connection between the handle and the With the head constructed as above described there is placed thereon a finishing layer 22 of straw for the purpose of covering the bands 16 and reinforcing wires 17 and thereby rendering to the head an appearance similar to the ordinary broom. This covering is secured to the head by stapling thereto the upper ends of the straws as indicated at 23, and sewing the cover as at 24 to the body of the head in the usual manner.

What is claimed, is

A broom comprising a head having embedded transversely therein a rigid wire coil, a stem having one end likewise emy bedded in the head and connected intermediate'the' of said coil; and itsV other lIn testimony whereof, I ax my signaend projecting outwardly from the head, ture, in the presence of two Witnesses.

Vmeans for tightly compressing the strawsof' HORACE T. GARDNER.

the head about said stem and Within the Witnesses: coils of said Wire, and a, handle detaehably W. N. BRASHEARS, connected With lsaid. stem. FRANK J. BRADLEY.

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